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Representations of the Polarization of Beamlike Fields

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Characterization of Partially Polarized Light Fields

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This chapter deals with the problem of characterizing the polarization of light waves behaving as beamlike fields, i.e., fields whose electric vector E essentially lies in planes orthogonal to the direction of propagation. This occurs within the so-called paraxial approach, in which the longitudinal component of E is negligible to good accuracy. A major simplification can then be introduced to the calculations.

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    Prof. Rosario Martínez-Herrero (Faculty of Physics), Prof. Pedro M. Mejías (Faculty of Physics) & Dr. Gemma Piquero (Faculty of Physics)

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Martínez-Herrero, R., Mejías, P.M., Piquero, G. (2009). Representations of the Polarization of Beamlike Fields. In: Characterization of Partially Polarized Light Fields. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 147. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01327-0_1

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